The Karoonda Development Group Inc is a not for
profit community development group. It has a role in improving both
the lifestyle and the business capacity of the community. All
members are volunteers and contribute their time to help the Karoonda
Community move forward.
Recent projects include establishment of this website, the Karoonda
'image' project, IT Training for the community, establishment of a
official Weather station, main street amenity upgrades, auspicing various
funding applications, arguing for better TV coverage, the New Years Eve
street party, funding a youth housing discussion paper and the
Christmas lights program. The current office bearers of the group
can be contacted via the local council on (08) 85781004.
The Karoonda Development Group would like to
acknowledge Karoonda Area School for their role in producing the
website. Linda Paech (Administration Officer) with valuable
assistance from Trevor Wohlfeil, Martin Morgan (Year 10), Toni
Neumann and Ashleigh Rosenzweig (Year 9) produced the
website. Trevor and Martin were responsible for taking photos
of the businesses and Toni and Ashleigh coordinated the clerical
aspect of the task. The students were assessed on their
involvement with the project and they often worked during
lunch/recess breaks to complete the project. The school was
paid $1000 to develop the site and maintain it for 12 months.
The school purchased a colour printer which has already been put to
good use by both staff and students.
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Left to Right:
Toni Neumann, Martin Morgan, Trevor Wohlfeil, Linda Paech, Ashleigh
Rosenzweig
Photo courtesy: Kerry Galbraith
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History of the Community
Karoonda means in aboriginal "Winter Camp".
Scattered stone tools found, indicate Aboriginal occupation over a long
period by the Ngarkte tribe which had died out by the time pastoralists
took up leases from 1860.
The Karoonda township lies on land once part of Chucka Bend Station,
several wells and shepherds huts are all that remains of this era.
The only complete homestead Moorlands Station, was demolished in 1986 for
a shed site.
District income centres around farming - cereal crops, sheep and some
cattle. The local merino lambs have a high reputation.
No surface water exists but good stock water from bores drilled to
approximately sea level. At sea level abundant marine fossils exist from
the ancient sea bed.
Other unique events in Karoonda history include :-
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